In Darkest Africa : Or, The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria [complete in two volumes
1890, First Edition. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. Good set only in contemporary gilt-illustrated red cloth boards, now somewhat dust-dulled. Vol. 2 boards stained along the outer margins, with illustration becoming illegible. Corners bumped, with panel edges worn; joints and endbands somewhat rubbed, the latter fraying slightly. Rear hinge vol. 1 cracked, with cloth joints holding. Vol. 2 front endpaper and a rear blank show some doodles in pencil. Preliminary and final leaves foxed; edges the same, occasionally reaching the margins. Interior text remains sound and clean on the whole, with isolated foxing and dust smudges. Some vol. 2 leaves show tears to the top margin without loss. A very serviceable set overall. Item #469334
Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : frontispiece (volume 2), illustrations, plates, portraits, maps (some colour) ; 22 cm. Notes; With one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations and maps. Includes folding maps. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents; v. 1. Prefatory letter to Sir William Mackinnon – Introductory chapter – Egypt and Zanzibar – By sea to the Congo River – To Stanley Pool – From Stanley Pool to Yambuya – At Yambuya – To Panga Falls – From Panga Falls to Ugarrowwa's – Ugarrowwa's to Kilonga-longa's – With the Manyuema at Ipoto – Through the forest to Mazamboni's Peak – Arrival at Lake Albert and our return to Ibwiri – Life at Fort Bodo – To the Albert Nyanza a second time – The meeting with Emin Pasha – With the Pasha – Personal to the Pasha – Start for the relief of the Rear Column – Arrival at Banalya: Barttelot dead! – The sad story of the Rear Column – Appendix: Copy of log of Rear Column – v. 2. We start our third journey to the Nyanza – Arrival at Fort Bodo – The great Central African forest – Imprisonment of Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson – Emin Pasha and his officers reach our camp at Kavalli – We start homeward for Zanzibar – Emin Pasha: a study – To the Albert Edward Nyanza – The sources of the Nile, the Mountains of the Moon, and the fountains of the Nile – Ruwenzori: the Cloud King – Ruwenzori and Lake Albert Edward – Through Ankori to the Alexandra Nile – The tribes of the grass-land – To the English Mission Station, south end of Victoria Nyanza – From the Victoria Nyanza to Zanzibar – Appendixes A-D. Subjects; Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887-1889). Emin Pasha (1840-1892). Africa, Central – Description and travel. Congo (Democratic Republic) – Description and travel. Africa, East – Description and travel. Discovery and exploration – 19th century.
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